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Kent Conrad on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers520 votes · 69.8/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

908 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 520 of them counted toward the score above: 273 toward “Military expansion” and 247 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 388 did not count: 384 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 4 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1987-09-15TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CONGRESS FULLY SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT IN ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS AND SHOULD THEREFORE REFRAIN FROM STATING POSITIONS ON ISSUES CURRENTLY UNDER NEGOTIATION.S. 1174 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-09-15TO AMEND THE GLENN, OH AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS SENATE SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL EFFORTS ON ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS. THE GLENN AMENDMENT PROHIBITED AWARDING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ON THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OR FIRMS, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY A VOICE VOTE.S. 1174 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-09-11TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, A BILL TO ESTABLISH SPENDING LEVELS FOR DEFENSE DURING FISCAL 1988 AND 1989.S. 1174 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-08-07TO PASS HJ RES 216, THE IRAN-IRAQ CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD SUPPORT A CEASEFIRE AND A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-07-14TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON THE MOYNIHAN, NY AMENDMENT TO S 1420, THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL, WHICH WOULD EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT U.S. PROTECTION OF "REFLAGGED" KUWAITI OIL TANKERS SHOULD BE POSTPONED WHILE DIPLOMATIC MEANS OF ENDING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR ARE PURSUED. MOTION REJECTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 1420 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-06-26TO AMEND S 1420, THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL, TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO PROHIBIT ALL IMPORTS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND TO PROHIBIT ALL EXPORTS TO AFGHANISTAN FROM THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT FOR THOSE GROUPS FOR WHOM CONGRESS HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT.S. 1420 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-08TO ADOPT HR 1085, THE NEW GI BILL CONTINUATION ACT, A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS ESTABLISHED BY CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE PERMANENT BENEFITS.H.R. 1085 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-01-06TO ADOPT S RES 31, A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING THE CONTINUED SOVIET OCCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN.100th CongressYeaDirection not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Military restraint / Military expansion axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.